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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what did Sterling do to Bartle after Bartle spoke with Mrs. Murphy?
(a) Knocked him to the ground and hit him.
(b) Punched him in the stomach.
(c) Pushed him against a wall.
(d) Gave him a lecture.

2. What color was the bargirl's hair who Bartle saw in Chapter 3?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

3. How many acres did an orchard cover in Chapter 4?
(a) 18.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Dozens.
(d) 25.

4. In Chapter 2, what year does Bartle say is the vehicle that Mrs. Murphy drives?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1983.

5. In Chapter 1, what were hanging from the rear windows of a car that Bartle and the others saw driving toward them along the road?
(a) Robes.
(b) Prayer rugs.
(c) White sheets.
(d) Plywood.

6. In Chapter 4, where did a colonel say that men would be sent if they died in the upcoming battle?
(a) Dover.
(b) Ramsted.
(c) Germany.
(d) United Kingdom.

7. In Chapter 4, what color was Murph's girlfriend's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blonde.

8. In Chapter 4, how many hours did Bartle and his platoon sleep?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

9. In Chapter 1, what flowers did Malik say that a neighbor used to grow?
(a) Tulips.
(b) Hyacinths.
(c) Daffodils.
(d) Lavender.

10. How old was the church that Bartle visited in Chapter 3?
(a) 750 years.
(b) 1,200 years.
(c) 1,000 years.
(d) 500 years.

11. In Chapter 2, what does Bartle learn later that the weather was when Mrs. Murphy read the letter he wrote in Murph's name?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Stormy.

12. By September, how many had been killed by the war?
(a) 35,000.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) 15,000.
(d) Thousands.

13. Where is Bartle from?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Illinois.
(d) California.

14. What color hair did the colonel have who came to give Bartle and the others orders?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

15. In Chapter 4, what did a friend send Bartle?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Gold Label.
(c) Jack Daniels.
(d) Brownies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, where did Bartle think that soldiers would go when they felt lonely amongst the celebrations for their return?

2. In Chapter 3, what was the season in Iraq that Bartle remembers as being distinctive?

3. In Chapter 4, what color dress did Murph's girl wear in a photograph he had of the two of them?

4. In Chapter 3, where did Bartle notice that Sterling had tattoos?

5. How old was Sgt. Ezekiel Vasquez when he was killed by small-arms fire in Baqubah, Iraq?

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